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Athens Area Archives Week Events
Just as you collect and preserve the materials that document the history of your family, archives across the state collect and preserve the materials that document the history of all Georgians. World-class collections of archival materials in the Athens area are open to you for genealogical or historical research. Join the Athens area repositories in exploring, preserving, and celebrating the building blocks of our history. Most programs are free, and all are open to the public. Several exhibits featuring historic resources in the area are ongoing.
Thursday, September 5, 7:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Azucar amarga = Bitter Sugar
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Subtitled in English. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Thursday, September 12, 7:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Como agua para chocolate =
Like Water for Chocolate
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Subtitled in English. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Tuesday, September 17,
5:30 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Shooting for Success
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Wednesday, September 18,
7:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Stand and Deliver
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Sunday, September 22, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
The Battle of Kettle Creek: a Video and Discussion Dr. Walter Andrae, a military historian worked with the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon to develop a military training film based on the success of the patriots at the Battle of Kettle Creek. This video uses the Battle of Kettle Creek, one of the first victories against the British in the southern theatre of the American Revolution, to train officers in military strategic thinking. This battle took place February 14, 1779 in nearby Wilkes County. Elijah Clarke for whom Clarke County was named was responsible for much of the success in the battle.
Tuesday, September 24,
5:30 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Expulsion & Memory:
Descendants of the Hidden Jews
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Shown again September 26. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Tuesday, September 24,
5:30 p.m.
Tate Theater, University of Georgia
Discussion of "The Execution of Private Slovik" William Link, notable television writer and producer,
will discuss his 1974 Peabody Award–winning film, “The Execution of
Private Slovik,” with Peabody Director Horace Newcomb. Part of the Peabody Conversation Series.
Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Cobb A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, September 26,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Kept For You: An Overview of Resources in the University of Georgia Libraries and the Athens-Clarke County Library Presented by Linda Aaron, Archivist, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, UGA; Susan Field, Government Documents Librarian, UGA Libraries; Laura W. Carter, Heritage Room Specialist, Athens-Clarke County Library.
Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Expulsion & Memory:
Descendants of the Hidden Jews
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Previously shown September 24. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Tuesday, October 1,
5:30 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Zoot Suit:
The Play and the Promise
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
The Winning Team A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, October 3,
7:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Zoot Suit
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Monday, October 7, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Main Library, University of Georgia
Archives Week Information Kiosk
Representatives from the various UGA special collections will show highlights from their collections. For more information, see our schedule.
Tuesday, October 8, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Main Library, University of Georgia
Archives Week Information Kiosk
Representatives from the various UGA special collections will show highlights from their collections. For more information, see our schedule.
Tuesday, October 8,
5:30 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers' Struggle
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Shown again October 10. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Wednesday, October 9, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Main Library, University of Georgia
Archives Week Information Kiosk
Representatives from the various UGA special collections will show highlights from their collections. For more information, see our schedule.
Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Long Gone A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, October 10, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Main Library, University of Georgia
Archives Week Information Kiosk
Representatives from the various UGA special collections will show highlights from their collections. For more information, see our schedule.
Thursday, October 10, 6:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers' Struggle
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Shown previously on October 8. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Friday, October 11, 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Main Library, University of Georgia
Archives Week Information Kiosk
Representatives from the various UGA special collections will show highlights from their collections. For more information, see our schedule.
Sunday October 13, 2:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Award winning and bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb will discuss her Ballad novels as part of the library's series Losing Geography, Discovering Self. Books will be available for sale in The Library Store and McCrumb will sign books following program.
Sunday, October 13, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens
Songcatcher: An Evening of Appalachian Words and Music Author Sharyn McCrumb and musician Jack Hinshelwood present Appalachian music and writings at a fundraising event for the Athens-Clarke County Library Endowment Fund. Cash bar and dinner, followed by entertainment at 7:45, then dessert, coffee and book signing until 10:00 p.m. For ticket information call 613-3650 Ext. 336.
Monday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.
Oconee County Library, Watkinsville
History of Oconee County
Peggy Sommer, compiler of Oconee County History, will speak about the county's history.
Tuesday, October 15,
5:30 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Revolutions on the Radio: People and Issues Related to Revolutionary Movements in Latin America, Audio Gleanings from the Peabody Awards Collection
A talk sponsored by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Bang the Drum Slowly (teleplay with Paul Newman) A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, October 17,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library, Conference Room
Give Me Something to Remember You By: A Workshop on the Preservation of Photographs, Home Movies, Sound Recordings, and Oral Histories
Presented by Ruta Abolins, Director, Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, UGA Libraries; Greta Browning, Oral History Archivist, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA; Matthew Darby, Audiovisual Archivist, Russell Library; Mary McKay, Photographs Archivist, Russell Library. Participants may bring one item (like a photograph or audiocassette) for advice on preservation.
Thursday, October 17,
7:30 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
Food for the Ancestors
A film screening presented by the Walter J. Brown Media Collection, UGA Libraries in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information see Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.
Sunday, October 20, 3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium
The Playing Fields of Athens: The History of Athletics in Athens,
Georgia. A talk by native Athenian Dan Magill
on athletics from the days of Herty Field to the YMCA on
Hawthorne to the Athens Sports Hall of Fame.
Wednesday October 23, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Bingo Long Traveling Allstars and Motor Kings A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, October 24,
5:30 p.m.
Russell Library Auditorium, Main Library, University of Georgia
Dead-Balls, Thick-Handled Bats, and the Fadeaway:
The Physics of Dead-ball Era Baseball A talk by Professor Caillault discussing the differences between the bats and balls used in baseball's deadball era and those used in today's modern game and sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their exhibit Legends of the Dead-ball Era. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Saturday, October 26, 1:15 p.m.
Russell Library Auditorium, Main Library, University of Georgia
Dead, Dark, and Free: Black Baseball During the Dead-ball Era A talk by James Riley, Director of Research for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and author of six books on the history of the Negro Leagues will discuss black baseball during the dead-ball era of the game and sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA and the Magnolia Chapter of The Society for American Baseball Research (S.A.B.R.). For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Wednesday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Damn Yankees A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
Thursday, October 31,
9:30-11:30 a.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Bigger than Any Building: History of the University of Georgia Libraries and North Campus Tour
History of the UGA Libraries presented by Steven Brown and Gilbert Head of the University Archives in the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Immediately following the lecture a tour of the University of Georgia's historic North Campus will be led by Nash Boney, Professor Emeritus of History.
Early November
Athens Clarke County Heritage Foundation, Firehall #3
Little Silent Places: Researching Historic Structures and Landscapes in Archives and Libraries Presented by Richard Westmacott, Professor, College of Environment and Design; Pratt Cassity, Associate Professor and Chief of the Office of Preservation Services, College of Environment and Design; and Evelyn Reece, Preservation Planner, ACC Planning Department.
Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 p.m.
B2 Classroom, Main Library, University of Georgia
Eight Men Out A film screening sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA as part of their Cinema Baseball screenings. For more information, see the Legends of the Deadball-Era site.
